Hui Lai-ming has been acquitted of deliberately obstructing police at a protest. Social worker Hui Lai-ming has been acquitted of deliberately obstructing police during a protest in Admiralty last September and given the legal cost, with the magistrate ruling the police witness “unreliable”. West Kowloon Magistarte May Chung Ming-sun found Hui not guilty, as the testimony of police witness Chong did not match the video evidence, including where Chong saw Hui and the location of the defendant. The defense counsel questioned Chong’s argument that he did not know Hui was a social worker on the day, as Hui was wearing a top that says “We are social workers” at the time. “For us, social workers, we always have to remember to preserve justice,” Hui said.

Source: The Standard December 16, 2020 08:59 UTC